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Reviewed issue applicability

Owner-reported Air Bags symptom: affected BMW 3 Series years

The cited record is bound to model year 2021; no broader incidence claim is made. This list reflects reviewed applicability only. It does not claim every vehicle is affected.

Years in the published dossier

What to inspect

  1. 1Ask the inspector to reproduce the cited symptom and document whether it is present on this specific car.

Exact evidence receipts

clm_bmw-3-series-2021-complaint-complaint-11633498-obs-79232021 BMW 3 SeriesEvidence: Limited confidence

One owner report describes this symptom. Frequency, causation, and population risk are unknown.

“Going into a parking spot. Applied brakes, then the car did not brake, then it accelerated hitting a Jeep and finally stopped when the driver side front hit a parking barrier and then the air bags deployed. Sudden unintended acceleration was the cause of this accident. Car was totaled.”
NHTSAcomplaintJan 2025Open source record